Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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February 9, 2007 | #1 |
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What if you never ???
What happens when you grow a
plant from seed to mature plant in a pot - How do you guestimate DTM's ??? Is there a "rule of thumb" rule ????? ~ Tom
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February 9, 2007 | #2 |
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What is a DTM's?
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February 9, 2007 | #3 |
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* 1-2 weeks germination
* 5-6 weeks to transplant in the garden * DTM starts at this point. So you could start DTM at 8 weeks after sowing seeds. Then again, Carolyn and others believe DTM is pretty much a useless figure.
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February 9, 2007 | #4 |
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Worth -
I thought DTM was "days to maturity" Because I'm growing tomatoes in a pot - never transplating them - I was wondering when to start "counting" the days until I would see ripe fruits. Thanks Feldon - At your rate, this would be a very late variety - being more than 108 days until at least flowering... I'm sure winter sun conditions apply as well ... Are DTM buds, open flowers, or tomatoes ? ("loose translations of course) I wonder if it were grown under normal summer conditions if that number would be cut in half ? ~ Tom
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February 9, 2007 | #5 |
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Oh you mean RTE (ready to eat)
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